Posted: April 19, 2021
Salary: $55,000 – $61,500 USD + Full Benefits
Priority Deadline: May 10, 2021 (rolling application review thereafter)
Women Deliver is a leading global advocate that champions gender equality and the health and rights of girls and women. Our advocacy drives investment – political and financial – in the lives of girls and women worldwide. We harness evidence and unite diverse voices to spark commitment to gender equality. And we get results. Anchored in sexual and reproductive health, we advocate for the rights of girls and women across every aspect of their lives. We know that investing in girls and women will deliver progress for all.
Summary of the Position:
The Communications Associate for Youth Engagement serves as the daily focal point for communications on Women Deliver’s Youth Engagement portfolio, which includes the award-winning Young Leaders Program and the organization’s normative work on meaningful youth engagement. The Communications Associate reports to the Director of Communications with a dotted line to the Senior Manager for Youth Engagement.
Accountabilities:
External Communications:
Creates blogs, op-eds, and other content to elevate the efforts of Young Leaders working to advance gender equality
Works closely with the Digital Associate to generate content and campaigns for Women Deliver’s youth and social media properties, including Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn
Reviews quarterly update submissions from Young Leaders and shortlists updates with strong content potential in the Young Leader Storybank, a repository of updates from Young Leaders
Connects Young Leaders to media opportunities from partners and media organizations; works with Director of Communications to ensure Young Leaders are integrated in proactive pitching efforts
Works closely with Senior Associate for Grants on storytelling efforts
Supports Youth senior focal and Young Leaders with messaging ahead of key advocacy priorities
Updates Youth sections of the Women Deliver website, including refreshing the youth webpages as needed
Works with external vendors to revamp Alumni bio pages and update Young Leader bio pages
Serves as project manager for communications efforts for recruitment and announcement of the next class of Young Leaders
Supports drafting and copyediting for key editorial pieces, organizational newsletters, and publications related to Youth Engagement
Supports strategic communications needs for various Young Leaders Program elements, including Digital University, Speakers Bureau, Multi-Country Workshops, and Grants, and moments such as the next Young Leader Program Class recruitment and announcement, International Youth Day, and the Women Deliver Conference in 2023
Capacity-building:
Builds communications capacity of Young Leaders through Digital University media and communications module and webinars
Creates or co-creates skills-building and knowledge-sharing sessions for virtual (and in-person post-COVID-19) multi-country workshops
Supports Young Leader grantees with communications-related orientation
Other:
Supports youth communications for Women Deliver Global Conference, including working with Youth Engagement and Conference and Convenings teams on conceptualizing and design of programming; media training support to Young Leaders, and media matching.
Manages communications needs such photography and supports design for Youth Engagement events, including Young Leader Multi-Country Workshops and external side events.
Supports projects plans, timelines, and budgets
Organizes and attends meetings, briefings, conferences, and other events, as requested
Supervises interns and consultants, as needed
Contributes to Women Deliver’s organization-wide transformation efforts to become an organization rooted in anti-racist and anti-colonial principles
Qualifications, Skills, Education, and Knowledge:
BA/BS in related field such as communications, journalism, international affairs, public health, human rights, or gender studies
2-4 years of media/communications experience in an NGO, UN agency, a communications agency, a media outlet, or corporation
Expertise in sexual and reproductive health and rights issues, gender equality, and/or youth engagement
Experience with WordPress and MailChimp a plus
Proven ability to work effectively with communications consultants and vendors on creative outputs across multiple platforms
Strong oral and written communication skills
Strong project coordination skills
Ability to effectively work in a fast-paced environment under tight deadlines and work
Strong attention to detail and a commitment to consistently delivering excellent-quality work
Experience working with partners and coalitions on the development and execution of communications strategies and deliverables
Excellent interpersonal skills, flexibility, and resourcefulness in solving problems
Commitment to working with humility with advocates across world, many from historically marginalized groups
Ability to travel, both domestically and internationally, if needed
International language skills, particularly Spanish, French, and/or Arabic is a plus
Lived or work experience in a Low to Middle Income country (LMIC) would be preferred
Must be eligible work in the United States without sponsorship
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